Alert archive / Wisconsin / Beach Hazards Statements in 2024
Beach Hazards Statement 4, NWS Milwaukee, WI
NWS Milwaukee, WI issued this beach hazards statement at Jun 29, 2024, 9:21 PM CDT for Kenosha County, Racine County, Wisconsin. It took effect at Jun 30, 2024, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2024, 9:21 PM CDT (02:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 30, 2024, 12:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 30, 2024, 3:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Milwaukee, WI
Counties Kenosha County, WI, Racine County, WI
The radar
The Milwaukee radar (KMKX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Green Bay/Straub, WI (KGRB), launched 00:00Z, 2.4 hours before the alert went out and 205 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1962 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 26 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
681 WHUS43 KMKX 300221 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 921 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 WIZ071-072-301030- /O.NEW.KMKX.BH.S.0004.240630T0500Z-240630T2000Z/ Racine-Kenosha- 921 PM CDT Sat Jun 29 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Through Sunday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Waves up to 5 feet are expected at Wind Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
3 follow-up statements
740 WHUS43 KMKX 300915 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 415 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 WIZ071-072-301715- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240630T2000Z/ Racine-Kenosha- 415 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 4 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Waves up to 5 feet are expected at Wind Point. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$
295 WHUS43 KMKX 301436 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 936 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 WIZ071-072-302000- /O.CON.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240630T2000Z/ Racine-Kenosha- 936 AM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Life threatening waves of 2 to 5 feet and dangerous currents are expected. * WHERE...Racine and Kenosha Counties. * WHEN...Until 3 PM CDT this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions are expected due to high waves and onshore winds. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The highest waves (to 5 feet) are expected at Wind Point in Racine County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Stay out of the water and away from dangerous areas like piers and breakwalls. Strong structural and longshore currents are expected. Rip currents are possible. && $$ Sheppard
753 WHUS43 KMKX 301940 CFWMKX Lakeshore Hazard Message National Weather Service Milwaukee/Sullivan WI 240 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 WIZ071-072-302045- /O.EXP.KMKX.BH.S.0004.000000T0000Z-240630T2000Z/ Racine-Kenosha- 240 PM CDT Sun Jun 30 2024 ...BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... Wave model and buoy data indicate that wave heights are beginning to decline. Hence, the High Swim Risk for Racine and Kenosha County beaches will be allowed to expire on time at 3 PM this afternoon. A Moderate Swim Risk remains in effect for these areas into this evening. $$ Sheppard
Nearby
Beach Hazards Statements in Wisconsin, 2024Every beach hazards statement in 2024
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.